English version of 'Kojiki' mysteries guidebook published

English version of 'Kojiki' mysteries guidebook published

The 177-page book titled "A Guide to the Mysteries of the Kojiki," shown in this photo, is the English version of a Japanese guidebook introducing shrines and other sites related to myths and gods in the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) in the western Japan region of Sanin. The original Japanese version was published in 2010. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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